Example sentences of "made him [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His intuition , subtle approach , analytical capacities and broad clinical knowledge made him a brilliant clinician ’ . |
| 2 | He employed the wry , self-deprecation that made him a refreshing presence on the campaign trail . |
| 3 | It hardly made him a frequent visitor , but it gave him a few numbers to ring . |
| 4 | Ted Owens was one of the stalwarts of Crystal Palace FC during the inter-war period , when his resolute performances at right-back during the latter half of the 1930s made him a firm favourite . |
| 5 | Fair-haired , tall and with a distinctive upright stance , Geoff 's powerful running , strength and cultured style soon made him a firm favourite with Palace fans , who voted him our Player of the Year in his first season . |
| 6 | Yet Politics among Nations is the book which made him a major figure in the discipline and its message is as we have described it . |
| 7 | ‘ Because the prosecution would notice that hiding Barbara Coleman made him a prime suspect for the murder of her friend . |
| 8 | Amiss made him a deep bow followed by a noiseless , but enthusiastic clapping of hands . |
| 9 | He ended up as Prince Bishop of Durham in 1752 where his saintliness ( he was nicknamed ‘ The Beauty of Holiness ’ ) made him a rare figure amongst the lax Georgian episcopate , concerned largely as it was with political intrigue and careerism . |
| 10 | He begged her not to miss the party they were invited to on his account , so she made him a hot drink , turned on the TV and , making no bones about it , said she would be back in the morning . |
| 11 | She came down to him and made him a hot drink and felt his forehead which was burning hot and covered in drops of sweat . |
| 12 | Straightaway , he made a niche for himself as our left-back , and his fearless diving headers made him a tremendous favourite with the Palace fans , who dubbed him ‘ Chopper ’ in recognition of his decisive interceptions with his unruly fair hair . |
| 13 | Ron 's robust style , his deep understanding of the constitutional issues involved and his ability to see straight through to the nub of a debate and articulate clearly the available options made him a powerful persuader . |
| 14 | Postwoman Val took Pat home , where her husband made him a Jamaican meal and Pat then went off to boogie to a steel band , like a rasta on ganja , exhibiting a sense of abandon never hinted at in Greendale . |
| 15 | I suggested to Lord Bonham-Carter that his pedigree inevitably made him a political appointee himself : |
| 16 | ‘ He was an expert on Russian affairs — as much of an expert as MPs get to be on anything — and they made him a junior minister to add credibility to their soft-line policy . |
| 17 | The defensive headers of the tall , red-haired Roberts soon made him a familiar figure at Highbury , and he was the first defending centre-half to earn the name ‘ policeman ’ or ‘ stopper ’ . |
| 18 | Is it my fault if the King has spoilt his son and made him a laughing stock in Europe ? |
| 19 | Peter Powell 's adventures with kites had already put him into the headlines when he ‘ flew ’ his grandmother , long before he perfected the diamond-shaped stunter that made him a worldwide name from 1974 . |
| 20 | His confidence that God 's existence could be demonstrated from the natural world made him a favourite target for those who felt it could only be on the basis of God 's special revelation of Himself that faith could be justified . |
| 21 | Reality was his byword and Drew 's rugged features and dexterity with horses made him a natural choice . |
| 22 | His ability to provide finance for publishing a newspaper , The Fascist , and a constant stream of pamphlets devoted to fascism , anti-semitism and racial nationalism , and his own editorial drive , made him a natural source of inspiration . |
| 23 | Natural aptitude and a career in radio , film and television had helped him become an outstanding communicator — a strength chat not only made him a formidable campaigner , but also equipped him for the business of government in the television age . |
| 24 | Cardus ' determination in his battle with the American made him a big hero in Spain last year . |
| 25 | Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 1626 . |
| 26 | John 's slight built made him a tantalising opponent , but he had scorching pace and neat control , while also possessing the ability to cut inside and shoot powerfully for goal himself , so that he could always be relied upon to contribute several useful goals each season . |
| 27 | After the two pictures for Leone , Van Cleef stayed in Europe to make pale imitations of them and only returned to Hollywood in 1970 for El Condor which unwisely made him a sympathetic character . |
| 28 | Both the scale of his operations and the degree of his specialization in financial business made him a unique figure in early Stuart England , though he did have a few other economic irons in the fire : among them , a share in the tobacco monopoly and the export of iron ordnance in the 1620s and huge purchases of East India Company pepper in 1623 and 1628 . |
| 29 | He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ . |
| 30 | His self-promotional skills combined with his love of sport and the arts made him a popular choice in his new fields . |